Big-eared Flying Fox vs Sofala Waxberry

Pteropus macrotis compared with Morella spathulata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Flying Fox Sofala Waxberry
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Myricaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Morella
Species Pteropus macrotis Morella spathulata

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Sofala Waxberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Flying Fox Sofala Waxberry
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sofala Waxberry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Big-eared Flying Fox

The Big-eared Flying Fox (Pteropus macrotis) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sofala Waxberry

No description available.

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